NAME

Wombat::Realm - internal realm interface

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

This is a read-only interface for an underlying security realm used to authenticate individual users and to identify the security roles associated with those users. Realms can be attached at any Container level but will typically only be attached to an Application or higher level Container.

ACCESSOR METHODS

getContainer()

Return the Container associated with this Realm.

setContainer($container)

Set the Container associated with this Realm.

Parameters:

$container

the Wombat::Container associated with this Realm

PUBLIC METHODS

authenticate ($username, $credentials)

Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one, or undef otherwise.

Parameters

$username

username of the principal to be looked up

$credentials

password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username

hasRole($principal, $role)

Return true if the specified Principal has the specified security role within the context of this Realm, or false otherwise.

Parameters:

$principal

the Servlet::Util::Principal for whom the role is to be checked

$role

the name of the security role to be checked

SEE ALSO

Servlet::Util::Principal, Wombat::Container

AUTHOR

Brian Moseley, bcm@maz.org